Modalities

Integrative Relational

Welcome to my practice, where I offer a tailored, integrative approach designed specifically for you. Integral psychotherapy considers all aspects of the self, including emotional, relational, social, and systemic influences. I draw from a range of therapeutic approaches to best meet your individual needs.

I recognize that relationships are central to the healing process. Together, we will explore your relationships with others, with yourself, and within the therapeutic relationship itself, with attention to the present moment. Our work is grounded in collaboration, creating a meaningful partnership that supports growth and change.

This approach honors the full human experience: mind, body, emotions, and soul, while also attending to the impact of family, culture, society, and internal family systems. Therapy becomes an invitation to integrate fragmented parts of the self and move toward greater wholeness

Family System Approach

You are part of an interconnected system shaped by family, relationships, culture, and societal expectations. These influences affect your emotional well-being, nervous system, and sense of safety.

Trauma can be personal or intergenerational, and you may be carrying patterns that once helped you cope but no longer serve you. In trauma-informed therapy, we move at your pace to gently explore these patterns, build awareness, and support healing.

Together, we work to create meaningful change, restore balance, and break cycles of distress.

Family Systems asks what is happening between people and how can we change the painful cycle.

Psychodynamic & Transpersonal

Psychodynamic therapy focuses on how early life experiences, attachment patterns, and unconscious processes shape the way we relate to ourselves and others today. Childhood experiences create internal “maps” that guide our emotions, beliefs, and behaviors, often outside of conscious awareness. While these patterns once served a purpose, they can lead to repetitive cycles of pain, conflict, or self-limitation in adulthood.

Transpersonal and psychodynamic therapy understand the human experience as far more than a purely behavioral process. Healing encompasses emotional, relational, psychological, and spiritual dimensions of life. We will honor experiences that extend beyond ordinary states of consciousness: moments of insight, intuition, symbolism, spiritual awakening, and connection to something greater than the self. This approach invites openness to the unknown and respects that some forms of healing cannot be accessed through words alone. For some, healing emerges through ritual, nature, somatic experiences, creative expression, ancestral wisdom, or spiritual practices. In my therapy space, all culturally respectful and ethically grounded pathways to healing are welcomed, allowing clients to move toward a greater sense of wholeness and integration.

Through our work together, we bring these patterns into awareness and compassionately explore their origins. This process allows for the development of new internal maps, increased choice, and greater emotional freedom, so you are are no longer unconsciously repeating the past, but actively shaping the present and future.

Emotional Focused Therapy (EFT)

Attachment science shows us that humans are biologically hardwired to need safe, secure connections. When we feel disconnected or valued less by our partner, our brain triggers a stress response. What looks like surface-level anger, criticism, or cold silence is often a deeper, unspoken cry for connection: "Do I still matter to you? Are you there for me?"

Instead of just teaching you temporary communication tricks, we look beneath the surface to address these underlying fears. By exploring your unique relational dynamics, we will:

De-escalate the conflict by identifying your specific triggers and negative loops.
Heal core wounds that keep you feeling guarded or distant.
Build secure attachment so you both feel safe, valued, and rock-solid together.

EMDR

When we experience a highly stressful, scary, or overwhelming event, our brain's natural ability to process information can get overloaded. Instead of moving into our long-term memory banks like a normal blueprint, that painful memory gets "stuck" in its raw, active form.

This is why months or even years later, a certain sound, smell, or stressful situation can trigger you. Your brain and body feel like the event is happening all over again right now.

EMDR is a proven, evidence-based therapy designed to help your brain unstick those memories so you can finally find relief

"Welcome to Patrizia Nader Psychotherapy, where we embrace integral approaches to improve relationships with yourself and others. My commitment is to help you heal from anxiety, enhance your self-worth, and address trauma, perfectionism, and addiction for individuals and families. I offer in-person couples therapy in San Anselmo and San Francisco, as well as online sessions, specializing in high conflict. Join us on your journey toward healing and self-discovery.

Who is

The right therapist for you?

Finding the right therapist can be a daunting experience. Therapy is a deeply personal process and the relationship with the therapist is crucial. Finding someone whom you feel safe with, understood and whose therapeutic style aligns with you can be challenging. Reaching out, then finding availability can be discouraging. But you have overcome the hardest steps, now I am here to walk alongside you.